diff --git a/app/src/modules/network/Kconfig.network b/app/src/modules/network/Kconfig.network
index e2430d52..8db334e6 100644
--- a/app/src/modules/network/Kconfig.network
+++ b/app/src/modules/network/Kconfig.network
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ config APP_NETWORK_EXEC_TIME_SECONDS_MAX
 	help
 	  Maximum time allowed for a single execution of the module's thread loop.
 
+config APP_NETWORK_SAMPLE_NETWORK_QUALITY
+	bool "Sample network quality"
 
 module = APP_NETWORK
 module-str = Network
diff --git a/app/src/modules/network/network.c b/app/src/modules/network/network.c
index f029813a..1ad39b13 100644
--- a/app/src/modules/network/network.c
+++ b/app/src/modules/network/network.c
@@ -238,7 +238,10 @@ static void state_sampling_run(void *obj)
 
 		if (trigger_type == TRIGGER_DATA_SAMPLE) {
 			LOG_DBG("Data sample trigger received, getting network quality data");
-			sample_network_quality();
+
+			if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_APP_NETWORK_SAMPLE_NETWORK_QUALITY)) {
+				sample_network_quality();
+			}
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/tests/module/network/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/module/network/CMakeLists.txt
index fff3005c..0f92afcb 100644
--- a/tests/module/network/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/module/network/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ target_compile_definitions(app PRIVATE
 	-DCONFIG_APP_NETWORK_MESSAGE_QUEUE_SIZE=5
 	-DCONFIG_APP_NETWORK_EXEC_TIME_SECONDS_MAX=1
 	-DCONFIG_APP_NETWORK_WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT_SECONDS=2
+	-DCONFIG_APP_NETWORK_SAMPLE_NETWORK_QUALITY
 	-DCONFIG_NET_MGMT_EVENT
 )